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archaeology Sherry 　Archaeology has long been an accepted tool for studying prehistoric cultures. Relatively recently the same techniques have been systematically applied to studies of the more immediate past. This has been called historical archaeology, a term (that is used in the United States to refer to any archaeological investigation into North American sites that postdate the arrival of Europeans). 43. According to the first paragraph. What is a relatively new focus in archaeology? (A) Investigating the recent past (B) Studying prehistoric cultures (C) Excavating ancient sites in what is now the United States. (D) Comparing findings made in North America and in Europe take a back seat处于次要地位 Back in the 1930s and 1940s, when building restoration was popular, historical archaeology was primarily a tool of architectural reconstruction. The role of archaeologists was to find the foundations of historic buildings and then take a back seat to architects. mania狂热 subside消退 The mania for reconstruction had largely subsided by the 1950s and 1960s. Most people entering historical archaeology during this period came out of university anthropology departments, (where they had studied prehistoric cultures). 44. when had historical archaeologists been trained as anthropologists? (A) Prior to the 1930s (B) During the 1930s and 1940s (C) During the 1950s and 1960s (D) After the 1960s They were, by training, social scientists, not historians, and their work tended to reflect this bias倾向. The questions they framed设计 and the techniques they used were designed to help them understand, as scientists, how people behaved. tread踩,踏 circumscribe限制 But because they were treading on historical ground for which there was often extensive written documentation and because their own knowledge of these periods was usually limited, their contributions to American history remained circumscribed. 45. The word framed is closest in mean